...Leila Soleimani; Ryan Stauffer; Nga Nguyen Purpose This study aims to examine how entrepreneurs’ perceptions of venture growth relative to their prior expectations influence new venture continuation versus exit. It further investigates whether entrepreneurs’ ownership proportions moderate...

..., the absence of a strategy keeps management from building necessary barriers to prevent customers from being poached. As such, these companies often suffer from high levels of customer attrition. Take the battle between ridesharing rivals Uber and Lyft, both of whose exponential growth is clear evidence...

... breakthrough products in cosmetics, was successfully integrated into a growth-through reverse innovation strategy by a Western leading brand, Garnier, in its domestic market. Design/methodology/approach Using a single case study design that combines brand and product levels of analysis, this paper examines...

... strategic traps and learn from success and failure examples. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, we have assumed that growth results from the intersection between capital and labor. We now know that these elements are outweighed by innovation. This next century is going to be all about...

... returns from 1-2 per cent (which may represent the “Hawthorne Effect”) to 5-10+% revenue growth. Design/methodology/approach The author examines best practices in the airline, hi-tech, software, chemical, diagnostic testing and manufacturing industries. Case studies show that sales and other line...

...Paull Weber; Louis Andre Geneste; Julia Connell Purpose – This paper aims to identify and empirically test whether growth preparedness and success perceptions are important, discriminating small business owner (SBO) characteristics that influence strategic direction. The intended outcome...

...Deryck J. van Rensburg Purpose – The paper aims to postulate as to whether the brand manager function and role is best placed for creating high growth, disruptive brand portfolios. As a potential solution toward resolving this, prescriptions for nurturing brand intrapreneurs are advanced...

... showing firstly how creative industry PSFs can differ in their strategy for growth, and secondly how these alternative strategies for growth can influence the firm's approach to organising and the type of talent required. Design/methodology/approach The findings are based on a series...

... An increasing share of wallet follows an S‐shaped curve, such that for high and low performing companies, increasing the quality of the customer relationship usually leads to only marginal growth. In contrast, companies situated in the area around the steepest part of the slope are the best growth candidates...

..., which allow for crises to afflict successful growth‐oriented companies. Extensive detail in four figures aids by way of explanation. Sums up that scepticism over growth crisis is a natural reaction for managers and investors in healthy companies, but there are benefits in the incorporation of this new...